Telegram-herald., 1887-04-22
CONFESSES HIS GUILT.
Dakin Wanted 20 set en- Up"
70 the Boys IL the House.
PUBLIC ElsaInIIGa 70 9E HELD
Aexs TsssG4f-Oakin's Version e. the
gaforfaasfa aff4ir-2 siard bics
tar ths Cz~ss o. Labor-Aa
Ekcit.ag Daf az -anslnz

ues4ts SCI tss Et-z-l-a sts-ss
LAxsIss. Asril zl-Ias topic Of convsr-
sa1on aFc1nd Ehe Capitol corridors and Of
z0asi > in fha various departments today =
tie Dakin escapafe. ExfraFagant bisas are
advanced ~ o. the true insaFinr-s of tas
mater and they range 81 the say from ths
insanity lodge 70 some cns else is az tie
bottom Of H. The statement Wa-ch has
tss u.0sl crscsnce 4n1 Elieh - becoming
somsfhing 0f a popular beiief, Is that Mr.
Iakin IS lemelts1 Ins deDi0rabis state OF
mlnd 5slaz ocaas.0nsd DY andae excite
n1ent ever labor matters. Hs lss member
"a the LABOR Dariy aud oses his sea- ~ the
Hoase - taas organization. he Is al *
n0Fans man-
Representative Dakin came % the Hon 50
tbs morning accom- panied o. bis attorney,
Prank A DJdze. formerly . EsDfssel tztlVe.
The tEo held al a. nlgnt consultation,
Dakin looked very much iasg-d Out ana
appeared nervous bat assumed az air OF
indlnerence and said that be felt that all
you'd come ons rigal because dc had com
mifted d. crime. III pom being ssked what
the lheory Of the oefense -Olld De Dodge
stated th1I the statutes did not make II =
crime 10 soiclL money with which to
tfias a nem0er Of the Legislature. It
- crime 20 ori5e member. out
not % solicit money for that pGFpose.
Mr.. Dodge says also that ne vii show that
Dakia has a. says born the reputation Of an
honest man ia tn@ saginaw Valley and that
10 ia more oi a t0ol than knaye. lie
states, s.so that he cha gss OF Eaton sub
lsct him EatOn % IS much criticism as
Dakin. The purpose Of the defense viii De
- SHOW that there was conspiracy %. en-
trap Dakin-
A. 3 o'clock this morning the investigat-
ing committee Assem- oied. and Cisrx Cross
man explained the powers aud aathority Of
sac4 a BODY. he said that this Is the hrst
time that such charge bad been made in
the history OF the state, although A Bay
Civ memDer wzs once tried for stealing.
The general feeling In ths House IS that
the expulsion Of Daxln Will resait in case
The charges are proven The constitution
Of the State authorizes an expuiHOn by a
vote q tNo-thirds OF the members. and il is
believed that the necessary 81 will vote for
expulsion.
The special committee appointed yester-
day 10 investigate thsse charges made the
following preliminary report today
IOur committee, % whom was referred
the matter Of the the affidavit Of Frederick
l.. Eaton. Of saginaw CITY. preferring GER
tain charzes against Milo "A. Dakin, \
member o. this House have had the mat
ter under consideration, and ask permission
20 make ibis preliminary report Of the
situation.
L The charges preferred are OF very
serious character. and. II sustained by suffi-
cient evidence. the said Milo n. Dakin
should bs expelled from the House.
= Your committee therefore recommend
that that the investigation OF said charges
BE- conducted by tue House. with the
Speaker In the chair. the 0ficers and re-
portefs Cf the press n Their respective
places. and the doors OF the ball and gal
iery open. with view 70 the greater pub
hcitv consistent with decOrum, in accord
ancs with rule 3 Of the House. That the
COMMITTEES already appointed 10 take
charge Of this investigatiOn prefer charges
Ia due form against Milo II. Dskin. with a
view % his imDeach mcnt. should they be
sustained by the evidence. and that 20 that
end they suopGls such witnesses and pro-
ducs such olhsT evidence as IN their iudg-
uisnt viii tsnd to have rue understand
Ing Of the case. and thar tlis committee
conduct The raminet
Ths' Milo Il. uakin Pc permitted 10 ap-
pea 80 person and with c1cncil: and that
he Be- furnished eTcr7 facility 20 compel the
atten lance 81 witnesses and % procure any
test uonv. relevant 20 the case which he
may s,ssire.
Tia, Tuesday, April a6. 1918 a. N, be
fxsd o. tbe date upon wnich the exsmina-
tion saall commence and that az least three
DAYS previous 20 .ait late formal charges
shall be preferred Ov yOur committee and
entered upon the journal OF this House
that che said Milo II Dakin mav know sx-
acty what chsrxss 80 made against him.
an fe u ua-al 20 answer the same, and
finally. that afer the completion o. such
sxsmfneti8n the House decide ia the man
ner contemplated by the constitution Il
-
proved. and ii the decision shall De in The
Affirmative. tfen 90 deccs upon the ads-
Quats puusshlssnt that Justice demands.
= LAusIxs. Mich. ADni n. 1857.
A. R. CHAFMAN.
J. Y. p. SooDRTra
II. " THourso~
A T. PIERcE.
B. a. Sx0w.
Mr. Eaton. Who prefers the charges, nss
not been seen today although the Sergeant
Ct Arms has made d'6gent search for him.
4. "a supposed thar he is irving 20 crawHsh.
an there IL s.s0 = belief thst he has gone
to Sd. Louis t0 hunt I'D witnessed
The articles containing the specific
charves sgairst Mr.. Dakin. hsve been
1-sFa up a.d were presented 20 the House
this afternoon. The 0rlv new point dsvel-
cred iu them Is contained IN the following
words ~B1l in ttct speaking Of his OBJ
iect in securing the money. tor the pur-
pose Of corruptly snd nniawfaily sppro-
priating al. o. a part Of such mouev for
his ovn personal use ard benefit"
Representative Dsxin's statement Of the
affair is AZ follows. maize before the gentle
men on whom - had set a price. Mr..
Eaton. OF saginaw. and Speaker Msrxey.
Il wanted money to get together and have
soCia time win you fellows and talk over
cur bal. This occurred down here in a sa-
loon in lansing Mr Fellows. ex-Aider-
rran Mr David Crowley. Recorder Of sag
NAV NJ Eaton and myself were present.
4 considered you men the leading men oi
the House. / never spoke 20 any Of you
men a1ons the bill or about srv money.
NJ ASSOCIATION with you gentlemen is suc1
that : 20 nof thinx vou could hc brerht
IA &C. upon purely Business rriacipies
TIA Navnr gave me I. ID huy some nser
WITH. This was Yesterday morning. The
Nfsvor handed Fellows g. This Feilsws
tod ne sSsCrp voH. 10 wss done IS a
hffsirass matter 7 told NJ Faton thsf
dit not want TIE money &c orins any
hrfv. + ra1trd 60 gst Cur charter
thicuxh. ard wanted sone nons7.
put down the anount { expected 4 would
read. rms Iowa 4 .fsrsnt amounts acc0r.i-
ire A. ssns,rhf Won Gentlemen had IN
hacncp IN The House Z did n0t say that
wh-n + found = uan vbc would acf tsze
tie morer 7 wonlt send bin 20 Fellows
{ thourht Z vruid need the nsoney hecsusr
there was f<ht hete cen saginaw CITY srd
Fsst casiraw Intended 20 1se the money
isef ciraiiv 81 enc fsst. iirtec3ed to have
tlsls teas, town 81 fhe Eicheie H0Cse.
iit ncf 80 Eatgu that intenied - have A
tsaet etrs ncf kor~n 81 rfcurr heirz
rsei here in's n nr the wav rroroses
E8s f.rures on thar sip sre n NJ band
vrtfirz 3 exreried that ebst sa.d Eaton